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Coquimbo weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Temperatures in Coquimbo stay within a narrow band all year, with the monthly means just 7.1°C apart. Rain is a rare event here. Coquimbo weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−3.4°Chigh well below average

19° / 14°Today
23° / 14°Average
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How it's changed

−1.2°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4975days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 110 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 110 in the 1940s−1.2°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 0 mmhigh 26°low 18°February, rain 1 mmhigh 26°low 18°March, rain 2 mmhigh 24°low 17°April, rain 4 mmhigh 22°low 15°May, rain 19 mmhigh 20°low 14°June, rain 29 mmhigh 19°low 11°July, rain 22 mmhigh 18°low 11°August, rain 16 mmhigh 19°low 11°September, rain 7 mmhigh 20°low 12°October, rain 3 mmhigh 22°low 14°November, rain 1 mmhigh 23°low 15°December, rain 1 mmhigh 25°low 16°wettest month June, 29 mm · 104 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

16.3°

17°feels like
85%humidity
14°dew point
4 km/hfrom NW
UV index1.1
sunrise06:55sunset20:02day length13h 07m
TodayOvercast19°14°
TueClear22°13°
WedMostly clear22°13°
ThuMostly clear21°14°
FriMostly clear21°14°
SatMostly clear21°16°
SunMostly clear21°12°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
19° / 14°
Average for October 26
23° / 14°

High well below average · −3.4°C

  • Highest since 1940: 30.7° · 2016
  • Lowest since 1940: 10.5° · 2022
  • One year ago: 25° / 12°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Coquimbo is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 29.95°S, 71.34°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
29.95°S, 71.34°W
Time zone
America/Santiago
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

22 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.7°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

January brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 25.6°C and nights around 17.7°C. The coolest month is July, when afternoons reach about 18.2°C and overnight lows sit around 10.6°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

The annual total in Coquimbo is just 104 mm or so, with June the most likely month to see any of it.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Coquimbo has fallen by 1.2°C between its first decade and its last. Days above 25°C have become less frequent, from around 110 a year in the first decade to about 75 in the last.

Climate graph (climograph)

January is the warmest month, July the coolest: a yearly swing of 7°C. Wettest month: June (~29 mm). Whole year averages ~104 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Coquimbo month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January25.6°17.7°0 mm13.7 h34.9° (1952)12.9° (2005)
February25.5°17.8°1 mm13.0 h32.9° (1942)14.1° (2025)
March24.4°17.0°2 mm12.2 h30.8° (1995)12.4° (1968)
April22.3°15.2°4 mm11.3 h30.6° (1941)8.8° (2001)
May20.3°13.6°19 mm10.5 h30.0° (1942)7.0° (2024)
June18.6°11.4°29 mm10.1 h28.2° (1941)5.3° (1940)
July18.2°10.6°22 mm10.2 h28.5° (1969)3.8° (2007)
August19.0°11.2°16 mm10.9 h31.2° (2019)4.4° (2024)
September20.4°12.3°7 mm11.8 h32.5° (1994)5.8° (1966)
October22.0°13.5°3 mm12.7 h35.5° (1994)7.5° (1991)
November23.3°14.9°1 mm13.5 h31.5° (1941)10.0° (2023)
December24.7°16.5°1 mm13.9 h33.3° (1979)10.7° (2023)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by −1.2°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: −0.15°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: −0.14°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 110.2 early in the record → 75.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1994, coldest in 2007: 35.5°C / 3.8°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~104 mm/year on average. Last decade: −18% vs that average. Long-term trend: −2 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Coquimbo

Which is the warmest month in Coquimbo?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Coquimbo is January (mean daily temperature of about 21.1°C) and the coolest is July (about 14.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Coquimbo compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Coquimbo is forecast to reach a high of 19.2°C and a low of 14.3°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 22.6°C and a low of 13.9°C, so today's high is 3.4°C cooler than that average.
How much has Coquimbo warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Coquimbo is about 1.2°C cooler.
How much does it rain in Coquimbo?
Coquimbo receives about 104 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with June typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Coquimbo?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Coquimbo is about 17.6°C. The warmest month is January and the coolest is July.
What are the average temperatures in Coquimbo by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Coquimbo (°C, full record since 1940): January 26°/18°, February 26°/18°, March 24°/17°, April 22°/15°, May 20°/14°, June 19°/11°, July 18°/11°, August 19°/11°, September 20°/12°, October 22°/14°, November 23°/15°, December 25°/16°.
What is the weather like in Coquimbo in summer?
Summer in Coquimbo (December to February) is dry and pleasantly warm. Daytime highs sit at 25–26°C and nights at 16–18°C; January is the warmest month. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Coquimbo in winter?
June to August is winter in Coquimbo, and it is mild. Afternoons run 18–19°C and nights 11°C; July is the coldest month. Rain falls off from 29 mm in June to 16 mm in August. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Coquimbo in spring?
Spring in Coquimbo (September to November) is dry and mild. Expect 20–23°C by day and 12–15°C at night, with November the warmest month. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Coquimbo in autumn?
Autumn in Coquimbo (March to May) is dry and pleasantly warm. March is still 24°C by day and 17°C at night; by May it is down to 20°C and 14°C. Hardly any rain falls.

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